Outcomes:

After completing this class, students should be able to:

• Summarize the embryonic development of the breast
• Describe the changes in a woman’s breast due to age, parity, hormone replacement, and the normal physiologic cycle.
• Contrast the differences in the sonographic appearance of malignant and benign masses in both the male and female breast.
• Identify image artifacts that aid and hinder diagnosis of the breast mass.
• Assess impact of surgical alteration on design of procedure and diagnostic accuracy
• Demonstrate (in hands-on lab) techniques for breast biopsy to include: localizing the needle, scan technique, sterile procedure, and physician coaching.
• Discuss how the different imaging modalities complement each other in diagnosis of breast disease.
• Develop imaging procedures based on specific conditions